"Transgender and gender-diverse individuals are approximately three to six times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than cisgender people, according to a 2020 study published in Nature. Other studies have found that people with autism are more likely to be LGBTQ+ overall. A 2021 report from the University of Cambridge found that cisgender autistic men were 3.5 times more likely to identify as bisexual than non-autistic men, whereas autistic women are three times more likely to identify as lesbian than non-autistic women."
"The decision has been criticized for treating trans and autistic people as something to be eradicated rather than accommodated. The LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, a body of the U.K.'s Lib Dems political party, said in a statement that the proposal "pathologises two groups that deserve protection by the NHS (trans kids and autistic ones) in an attempt to remove their bodily autonomy.""
The U.K. National Health Service plans to test all youth with gender dysphoria for neurodevelopmental conditions including autism and ADHD to assess whether symptoms are linked to autism. The proposal has drawn criticism for treating transgender and autistic young people as issues to be corrected rather than supported, with LGBT+ Liberal Democrats calling the plan pathologising and an attempt to remove bodily autonomy. Research shows transgender and gender-diverse people are roughly three to six times more likely to receive an autism diagnosis, and other studies report higher LGBTQ+ identification among autistic people. No evidence indicates autism causes transgender identity.
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